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Paul Ware
Paul Ware is a former candidate for the San Diego County Superior Court in California. He ran in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Ware was a 2014 judicial candidate for the San Diego County Superior Court in California.[1]
Elections
2016
California held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. There was a primary on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 31, 2016. A total of 351 seats were up for election. Incumbent James Mangione defeated Paul Ware in the election for Office 25 of the San Diego County Superior Court.[2]
| San Diego County Superior Court Judge, Office #25, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 James Mangione Incumbent |
62.21% | 223,551 |
| Paul Ware | 37.79% | 135,801 |
| Total Votes | 359,352 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Unofficial election results," accessed June 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election
The 1,535 judges of the California Superior Courts compete in nonpartisan races in even-numbered years. If a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the June primary election, he or she is declared the winner; if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff between the top two candidates is held during the November general election.[3][4][5][6]
If an incumbent judge is running unopposed in an election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot. The judge is automatically re-elected following the general election.[3]
The chief judge of any given superior court is selected by peer vote of the court's members. He or she serves in that capacity for one or two years, depending on the county.[3]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Ware ran for election to the San Diego County Superior Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 44.71 percent of the vote. He competed against Michael J. Popkins.
[1]
Evaluation
The San Diego County Bar Association's Judicial Election Evaluation Committee rated Ware as "Qualified" in 2014.[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 County of San Diego, Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial Primary Election," June 3, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County, CA, "Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: California," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Bar Association, "2014 San Diego Judge Elections: Judicial Candidate Ratings," accessed May 13, 2014
